>the only official way of playing the game that got awarded the "ultimate game of all time" award nowadays is through a shitty demaster that completely fucks the artistic stylegrim.
just emulate it bro
>>724386260
>>724386302the point is that not even a game as revered as dark souls gets the privilege of proper preservation
>>724386260Cry about it
>>724386260Just use mods, nigger. Remastered isn't that bad like u crying about it. in reality u wouldn't even notice the difference
>>724386260you can probably pirate the original from some torrent website
>>72438685730 fps? No thank you.>DSfixBroken shit.
>>724386260>>724386886>mobileposter>complaining about both the original and the remasterThis board needs to be purged
>>724386963A sound plan
I'm not selling
>>724387310*wait wtf the sell prices are crazy.. maybe
>>724386260Dark Souls is nortubel tier anyway
>>724387607go work on your game f/agdg/ot
>>724387663>>724387607wtf is up with this nortubel shit anyway someone give me a qrd
>>724386831>in reality u wouldn't even notice the differenceif you don't instantly notice the bonfire looking shit then you are a dumb nigger that doesn't deserve access to video games
>>724386776I own it too. Doesn't change the fact that it can no longer be acquired
>>724386260Just buy a key for 300 bucks, is that easy!
>>724386260switch version preserves the original look of the game because the console was too weak for the downgraded lighting
>>724386831>>u wouldn't even notice the difference>Bonfire, one of the most iconic element of the game, changed from cool and clearly supernatural flame to Unity Asset Store's Flame Pack #544.
>>724387821And yet it doesn't make the gameplay worse in any way whatsoever. You just want to complain because you are a miserable fuck
>>724386260Not my problem.
>>724386260Dark Souls PtD for PC with DSfix and DXVK is the best version.
I can buy a copy for one dollar and 98 cents. Try not being retarded.
>>724387756A particularly garbage-looking game from the guys in /vg/ who try to make their own games.The guy was really spammy, posting every single fucking sprite he made (all bad MS-Paint-tier) and taking fucking years to push his shit out.Now at least it's done, but some autist apparently miss nortubelposting and decide to mention it in every random /v/ thread because ebinlulz.>what's the gameplay?To this I still don't know, despite having seen a ton of webm of it.
>>724388979Is that how much bandwidth you'd use in dollaroos?
>>724386260Pirate it.
Dark souls remastered is the inferior version. Hands down.
>>724386260This is one of the reasons I bought a series X. That's how much I refuse to touch the demaster.
>>724386386Why do you think that? You can pirate the original version.
>>724388683>The game being worse doesn't make the game worse, actually:/
>>724386386>it's only 'proper' preservation if a corporation does it and charges me for itman people are fucked in the head
>>724390126This.
Only finished DS1 back in February and I recall DSFix being rather annoying and buggy. Sliding down ladders was a no-no and it hated being alt-tabbed (prone to crashing in a freeze-like manner). Forgot what else. Guessing DSFix will never be worked on/improved by now as it's so old and last updated over 10 years ago. A shame there's no way to fix the remaster either (e.g. fixing the lighting/tone-mapping).
>>724390260The thing is, you have to play the game at 30fps because it was made for that.60fps just fucks with the game, even the remaster has some problems with it.
>>724390608Yeah, I agree, it's the same with the other games where you should lock your frames (I do the same for DS2 and DS3 for example). I wonder if there's much point to DSFix if you don't want to change the FPS. Or, more-so, if it's worth it. Reading the forum and posts regarding bugs on Nexus for it a lot of it coming back to me on how buggy my experience was. Still loved the game, still my favourite Souls, but man it was an interesting journey: https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls/mods/19?tab=forumPerhaps next playthrough I'll try without DSFix. Perhaps a smoother experience.
Just wait for the Bluepoint Remake.
>>724386260I have the original on steam (the one removed from the store) and it is unplayable. DSFix is broken and it is painful play at 30 fps, it is basically a slideshow. I hate Bandai Namco with a passion.
>>724386260>>724387981I bought Prepare to Die when it was £4.99 on Steam
>>724390802Those arrogant low-talent low-skill hacks made a disgrace of Demon's.
>>724386260It also fucked invasion levels and estus usage too
>mfw I get deported back to the third world where I belong
>>724387120Yes my liege
*ruins your game*Watch me do it again for a PS6 exclusive. Maybe I'll "remake" Bloodborne for the PS6.
>>724391126Illegal alien.
just pirate the old version
>>724391126thank you trump
>>724386302This but unironically. The PC port is a watered down version of the original anyway
>>724387830Just buy it on PS3
>>724390768You can still use dsfix to improve the resolutions and some graphics settings, but it can glitch the visuals here and there.Honestly, the best way to play it nowadays is probably the emulated ps3 version
>>724390768DSfix simply makes the game run better by enabling the FPS unlock, you can still cap it at 30 to avoid the bugs.
>>724386260>I prefer 30fps @ 720p
It's crazy there's no mods yet to bring back the old models and effects properly You'd think with Dark Souls fans being mega autistic they'd have done this but no Fromsoft just allowed some demaster studio to completely fuck over the look of the game
>>724386831it's fine goy
>>724386260you guys are autistics. Also fuck your bonefire
>>724393321>autisticTake a look where you are, newfriend.>bonefireHeh?
>>724386260Just pirate PTD, online is dead anyway.
>>724393053Why do remakes always fuck up the lighting the worst. Like they only have technical know-how but no artistic skill at all.
>>724395102Because they only have technical know-how and no artistic skill at all.
Reinstalling prepare to die edition to remember the comfy old times.
>>724395158>Because they only have technical know-howThey have neither, it's basically poojeets who get handed a compiled project and then try to reverse engineer it while failing miserably.
>>724390260I am currently replaying DS1 with DSFix and I have been sliding down ladders and atl-tabbing for the past 20 or so hours and nothing has happened so far.What I am saying is: Works on my machine
>>724395782Ladders are fucked if you increase frame-rate. It isn't even a "machine" issue, it's a well-known issue for everybody. You clip through the floor if you're at 60 FPS and slide down for example. See the link already posted for 1,000s upon 1,000s of posts regarding it.
Laughs in 60FPS*
Is Prepare to Die online still working or did they turn it off on PC?
>>724386260I've played bothRemastered is fine if not better Definitely a better remaster than the travesty that is sotfs
>>724396158>Remastered is fine if not betterIt's really fucking not it completely butchers the textures, reflections and DOF on multiple levels along with it breaking animations on characters
>>724396130Currently replaying and so far I haven't managed to get a single connection. I don't even know how it works, is it p2p or actual servers on the publisher's side?
>>724387756a random autistic /vg/igger decided to make it his personality to spam nortubel in almost every thread here.
>>724386260>completely fucks the artistic styleHow? There isn't any difference in those pictures.
>>724395102All of it needs to be re-worked because it's a system. They're either lazy, incompetent, or don't have the time to make it work. You have to remember that small 3rd party teams usually do remasters, and they do it on a tight budget and small time frame. The GTA trilogy is a good example.
>>724392863Durante's mod was everything you needed to run the PTD edition at higher resolutions and framerates, From Software is that lazy.
>>724396301Technically, server, but what I remember is how the server allocates like a dozen people together, and they are what you see when it comes to the ghosts/visages, invasions etc. There's a video on youtube that shows exactly what is going on behind the scenes but I'm unable to find it. It's either on illusory wall (his sort of content) or if not, a same kind of style (technical, detailed, opens the game up etc). Where each player was a 'node' and they'd cluster up together and they are who can join eachother. It isn't like one big pool, but instead many little groups.https://www.youtube.com/@illusorywallI'll look a bit more but unable to find it again so far.
>>724386260The Switch remaster didn't butcher the lighting of the original. Its the better remaster ironically enough.
>>724396837Yes but the audio is terrible.
>>724386260The remaster improves the game in a variety of ways. There are retextures and lighting mods that approximate the original, as well.
>>724396837the switch version does look nice, but it has so much input latency that it totally changes the way you play the game
>>724392863I play 60 FPS native 4k and with fixed KB&M controls
>>724386886Dpsfix at 60fps is alright
>>724388909Why use dxvk on it?
>>724395906There's only one ladder that can fuck you up, also there's a toggle key, just disable it on that ladder and for the shrine jump.Sadly you can't unlock fps higher than 60 or shit then really gets wonkyAnd yes, there's issues anyway, like slower sprinting speed the higher the fps is and if you hurry too much when trying to leave bonfires your character can get stuck in an animationStill better than demastered
>>724394862I think he is talking about people complaining about the look of the bonfire in the remaster itt.
Item level and password summons killed DaS Remastered. Item level in particular pisses me off the most because of how easily it enables ganksquads.
>>724386260Ptde + 30fps - true experience. Just buy key, it's not that expensive. remastered. Also dsfix - indian mod. DS1 was made for 30fps only.
>>724386260i literally played it this yearalso, just buy a ps3 if you want the original experience
>>724390126>>724390232This, consumercucks are absolutely retarded
>pirating gameI fucking hate russian bots on my board...
>>724386260Still havent played the RemasterXbox360 version everytime
>>724386260oh nonono hahahaha
>>724399364>game that now costs $400 has less players woooow
>>724390232>True preservation is when you use a fanmade emulator 99.99% of players won't ever touchsounds great on paper, but history will only remember the shitty remaster/inevitable remake if its never officially preserved. gaming is only ~55 years old
>>724399364kek
>>724399364>0 players for bloodborneuhh bbchads what happened???
>>724386260Out of every game to pull this shit off, you chose the one that originally ran and looked like absolute dogshit. Are you going to cry because your eyes aren't raped by dogshit DoF anymore?
>>724387310is this in your inventory?
>>724386260We need a demake of this game
>>724396130Nope, only remaster got its online brought back
>>724386260It's funny how the community is quick to call Dark Souls the greatest of all time and one of their favorite games, yet when the Prepare to Die edition becomes abandonware, no one wants to fix DSfix or create a better alternative so we can have a smooth experience with the original version of the game which delivers the game as it was primarily intended.
>>724402029Considering the credentials of the guy who made DSfix, it's safe to presume it's no easy or small task whatsoever, and out of the reach of the overwhelming vast majority of people who would have any interest in such being a reality.
switch version is the ideal version. all the improvements of the remaster with none of the botched lighting or effects. but because there always has to be a problem with everything, you'll have to deal with the hyper compressed audio. but honestly, i'll take that over nerfed graphics.
>>724386260I used to be one of the big defenders of FromSoftware, but at some point you realize that it takes two to tango and that everything can't be purely blamed on Bandai Namco... FromSoftware is also responsible. Miyazaki and his retarded stance on "we don't do remasters/remakes" lead to the Dark Souls and Demon's Souls both being raped by Shitmaster/Demake... and now this cancerous midget says he is interested in doing a Bloodborne Remake for PS6 if Sony is up for it, fuck Miyazaki. The only good thing he has done recently is allowing other directors to direct games without his involvement, so when Sekiro 2 or Spiritual successor to Sekiro comes out, it will be a much better game, Sekiro was kept relatively simple and easy because Miyazaki is a shitter at action oriented games, see pic.The real talent at FromSoftware are Yamamura and Hamatani anyway.DaS2 still doesn't have a definitive version... the OG does some things better, the SOTFS does some other things better and both versions are still subpar when it come to technical features and both are downgraded compared to pre-release version lighting.DaS3 is meh. Elden Ring is garbage.Sekiro and Armored Core VI are their best recent games.
>>724386260>>724386776I can't stand people that talk about PtDE as if it's perfect it's also a fucking broken mess. Remaster is just a different kind of broken mess with fucked graphics.The whole situation is fucking retarded and pisses me off since the game basically has two raped versions.
>>724403050Who says it's perfect?
>>724402353Wasn't the switch port done by a different studio?Must explain why it looks better if that's the caseWonder if anyone will ever mod it to have the better sound quality
>>724403102Saying "cry about it" implies PtDE is somehow a better version. Maybe "perfect" wasn't the right word, but it's a fucking piece of shit in a different way.
>>724403050>>724403247PTDE + DSFIX on PC is literally the best version, you are retarded.
>>724397064BASED.
unironically the switch version won
>>724403521Ignore him He's like that one schizo in the Mass Effect threads that defends the god awful demasters that ruin the lighting, textures, models, audio, animations and censors the games because>DURRRRRRR IT'S IN 120FPS SO IT'S BETTER AND DA MAKO WAS BAD SO WHY WOULD YOU PLAY THE ORIGINAL THAT LOOKS BETTER AND YOU CAN MOD TO HAVE HIGHER QUALITY TEXTURES (That bioware used as reference in their own Demaster)
>>724402029All the people that work on modding souls games are the hyper autistic kind that solely focus on graphics or the ones that make mediocre "re imagining" mods that add some retarded gimmicks to the gameplay, increase the amount of enemies in almost every encounter, and make new bosses by grabbing a bunch of moves from bosses in later games and duct taping them together
>>724386260>>724386317>>724388815>>724393053I really miss the lightning, the sharpness and metallic reflections of PTDE.
The PS3 version emulates perfectly. Although you can't run it at 60 fps, at least the framerate is stable if your PC is good enough. But curiously has the same problem like the original PC version where the sun can glitch and disappears when you increase the resolution beyond 720p.Other than emulating, the Prepare to die edition on PC is another good way to experience the original version but that isn't being sold anymore and unless you've already bought it before it became unavailable.
>>724386260I have both 360 and PS3 copies of the original
>>724403521It's the best version, sure. But it's still a broken mess and the game deserves better. I play PtDE but DSfix still has tons of issues like the ladder issue, getting stuck at bonfires, jump distance, etc. I know you can set up a button to change the FPS cap but it's still not great. This is on top of Soul use and humanity donations being single prompt, lots of online elements not working even with the other connection mods to fix them, etc. And fuck FromSoft for not fixing PtDE's official servers. I agree the remaster is far worse, but that doesn't make PtDE a good port or the perfect version of the game it deserves.>>724403778Shut up you dumb nigger>DUUUURRRR EVERYONE WHO DOESNT AGREE WITH ME IS A SCHIZO
>>724406160>no alternative ending where despite knowing it's an illusion, you cease giving a heck about the fire and just nestle yourself in that amazing chest aheadMichael Zako...
>>724395102Because lighting data tend to be the one thing graphic engines tend to change massively between major version, since lighting is the biggest source of making your graphics go more woah.As a result, when you port your game to another engine, or even to a newer version, there is 100% that all the lighting data are incompatible and need to be redone entirely.And since setting good lighting in vidya is pure art and personal skills, there are nearly 0% chance the guy in charge of the new stuff manage to pinpoint the exact equivalent in the new engine, even if he is good and has time - which is pretty much never the case anyway with remasters.
>>724389969That's how much it would cost me to buy it after googling it
>>724406321
>>724406442time is probably the most critical factor even. I'm thinking about all the times I went to recreate literally anything ever and how the most crucial aspect of doing any of it was lots of fiddling with small details to get things right over many hours.
>>724399364Bruh
>>724406558I wanted to just stop playing then. That painted world is probably my favourite area of DS1. I liked how despite being an (optional) boss, she's kind, and asks you to leave. Is not hostile by default. Enter a coma in the painted world.
>>724406710I wanted to rub her giant feet
>>724406841Ok this is where we separate our ways, anon.
>>724392894IIRC, DS1 is hard to mod. Thats why there's basically only one big mod for the game (daughters of ash), and its pretty janky.
>>724406884More for me
>>724386260I got banned from Remastered's online for playing a mod (Daughters of Chaos I think) co-op with a friend
>>724407281
>>724407352cute!
>>724407313serves you right for supporting demaster cancer
>>724407742Can PTDE be played online still?I have it
>>724407352She should have been a joinable covenant
>>724407801I dunno
>>724387310>>724387981Why? The multiplayer is dead. Just pirate PTDEThis answers your >>724407801 question
>>724407801You have to use mods.
>>724408593ok I'll look in to thatThanks
>Miyazaki warned us about upcoming vtumors with the idea of Gwynevere being an illusion made by a guyPowerful.
>>724387310Wait I can sell Steam games? Sign me up (I had completely forgot I bought PtDE on 360 when I bought it again on Steam).
>>724410850>this nigga does not have his giftable copy of Bad Rats in his steam inventoryKWAB
>>724386831Blind, retarded or both?
>>724411038bitch status or not; this nigga suffers from chronic arthritic back pain and low tolerance of online game downloader/installer managers like Steam, EA, Epic, etc
>>724403050Dsfix is fine>oh nooo one ladder sometimes breaks maybeBoo fuckin hoo
>>724386260>ps3 version got its online terminated>pc version got its online terminated AND the game got delistedShit fucking sucks.If only there was a mod that turns the remaster's visuals into the original.Even the ps4 remaster is fucked graphically if you're not strictly playing it on a BASE ps4 model because jap coding.
>>724388683You're the one complaining about people making valid points soulless nigger
>>724407801https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-5HIYRzFfAcan easily pirate and play online, idk what people are so upset about
>>724412032Actually I see reports of the ps3 version still being up, time to dust of the old console and check for myself.
>>724391217For my father, the king
>>724386260I remember when playing ds1 original for the first time and being turn-off by the low quality textures, then remaster came and made me apreciate the game.
>>724413927
>>724405934>getting stuck at bonfiresThere is a mod to completely fix this.>jump distanceDoesn´t bother me, you can still do all jumps with good timing, it just makes it harder.>the ladder issueHasn't happened to me in ages, just lock the game to proper 60fps with nvidia control panel.
>>724399364why should i care about player count in a single player game?>souls multiplayerlmao
>>724413326>25 minutesThis would literally take less than a page to type up, what is this kind of faggotry? He's even telling me how to unpack an archive, who is this for, absolute mongoloids?
>>724402029>fix DSfixworks on my machine
>>724386260The riginal PC port was also unplayable dogshit so clearly no one fucking cares.>but dsfixIs awesome but, saying "mods fix the game" doesn't address the actual issues with the port and the complete lack of quality they were allowed to get away with.
>>724402429Cope
>>724386886>30 FPSWhy not zoomer? Game was designed with 30 FPS in mind.
>>724386302DS1 is unplayable on RPCS3, at least on my shitbox PC. DeS runs perfectly fine, but DS1 is a 5 FPS mess. I just pirated the original PC port.
>>724414201>Doesn´t bother me, you can still do all jumps with good timing, it just makes it harder.This must be why every shitter complains about Bed of Chaos. They nerfed their platforming abilities with DSFix and needlessly struggled with the fight.
>>724386260I got ptd on steam thobeit.
>>724416027>CopeWhich part?
>>724386386The past is mutable, goy. Now, do your patriotic duty and pretend to like it.
>>724397064>60 FPS>KBMpleb
>>724386386Halo was vastly more revered and it got thoroughly raped
>>724386260good thing i played it the first timeget wreckedlol gottem
>>724412032>>724413565Servers for the ps3 are actually still up.Constant disk-reading jittering and consistent 20fps, oh yes, it's gaming timer.
>>724386831> in reality u wouldn't even notice the differencepeople like you need to just be removed violently and i'm tired if entertaining alternatives
true og here.i even have the artbook that came with the collector's edition of the ps3 version (which for some reason was literally the only version of the game they had stocked on shelves back then)if you don't own this you're basically a secondary.
zamn
>>724403778>install the original game>can't even select it to run at 1080p, let alone 4K>resolutions are completely broken>controller isn't even supported>can't even play the fucking gameYeah, LE is better.
>>724390260>>724390608Never had any issues playing at 60fps. Didn't encounter the sliding down ladders bug either
>>724386386You can pirate the PTD edition and patch it.It could be worse, Demon's Souls is also a piece of gaming history and it never got a proper release.
>>724419380>can't even select it to run at 1080p, let alone 4K>>resolutions are completely brokenFlat out not true even when completely unmodded>controller isn't even supportedThere's a mod for that and it's full on 360 style integration (outside of the original xbox minigames)>can't even play the fucking gameStop playing Demakes and Demasters and play the games that devs intended
>>724420158Game crashed twice in the time it took you to reply to me
>>724386386Zoomers and Consoomers are fucking retards that don't understand the artistic damage shit demakes and demasters do to critically acclaimed/important vidya releases But it is also partially because they started with the demakes and demasters first so when you imply they played the wrong version they get super defensive and accuse you of being a stuck of snob since they don't want to have "wasted their time" playing an objectively shit version of the game
>>724420292https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lx0CRVVvV8Demon's Souls original vs demake should be a great test for people invested in video games.
>>724403521
>>724386260Can't you just mod the old graphics back?
>>724386302You joke but emulators really are the best way to play it, the pc port isn't the greatest
>>724410083>Miyazaki warned us about his own stagnation by making a game about stagnation, and then making the same game more timespottery
>>724421963Honestly is a genius. How does he do it?
>>724399902>but history will only remember the shitty remaster/inevitable remake if its never officially preserved.I think the problem is, who cares?
>>724418807I have the artbook that came with the PC version. What now?
>>724386260Both looks like Oblivion mods
Why does this even matter? Why are you playing this braindead shite in 2025? Are you retarded?Play fucking videogames and not console vomit you braindead peasant.
>>724386260works on my 360 (with 5fps in blightown)
I have a feeling that they're going to remake Dark Souls 1 in the next couple of years. They'll use the original game as a template, but every area is expanded upon, new locations, and key items and old areas could be mixed up. Like the two bells that open up Sen's Fortress could be in new locations. The forest that leads to the Moonlight Butterfly could be way more substantial. Overall, the game will be tuned to the standards you expect from DS3 and Elden Ring; with fast enemies that are more dangerous than before.
>>724422559Post nose.
>>724422559>t. exclusively plays VNs
vgh...
>>724423057Is this on PC or xbox?
>>724423462pc
So, Master Key or no Master Key?
>>724422771You're a retard. Nobody is playing this trash in 2025. Well maybe poorturds from the 7th world, who have nothing else in their lives.>>724422828Don't play VNs at all. Simply PC Masterrace. The golden age of consoles has ended in the early 1990's. Ever since the ploy1, the first succesful console turd with the cd's, the consoles began to transform into cucked, circumsized pcs for tech illiterate plebs. And games were cross platfrom anyway. So, Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive 16 bit were pretty much the last consoles ever worth a damn, with great exclusive titles.In the current century you have this cross platform clunky, buggy vomit for braindead cuckies like yourself and no proper consoles and console videogames anyway.
>>724424267So many words, but so little to say.And you still haven't told us what you play, Mr. "Totally mustard race guise"
>>724424187None of the other starter items are worth grabbing anyways.
>>724386260it's running on the scholar of the first sin engine, dark souls 2 is so bad it ruined the first one too
*exists*
>>724387310Hah remember when you could buy copies of a game and just keep them in your inventory, good times
>>724424541will picrel do, you retarded faggot? All of these examples have better gameplay than your retarded shite.
>>724425303>Rust>Cyberfuck 2077top kekkers
>>724422559Post skin.
Take me back bros
>>724388181I was tempted to get it on Switch, but isn't the audio fucked and super compressed?
>>724425303excellent bait, anon
>>724418807i have the 360 version with that artbooki traded it in for some shovelware games and paid 8 euros day one and the guy behind the counter save a copy for meworth the weightblighttown was the best level
>>724386260Extreme demasters like the Dead Rising one made us view this one as just having a minor issue. I miss the one "expert" arguing it was all due to a texture gamma difference, which would imply they knew the issue but refused to fix instead of serving as a defense.
>>724430434>I miss the one "expert" arguing it was all due to a texture gamma differenceWhat a fucking dumbass. Retards like that are special. It's something they or anybody else could immediately and effortlessly verify and then see they're full of shit.
>>724386260What the remaster did to the bonfires was criminal
>>724386260I still have to finish my sl1 run.
